Roosevelt weighs half billion relief plan for drought crisis
The federal government prepared a relief package of about 500 million dollars to aid drought afflicted western states. President Roosevelt and Congress acted after telegrams described the disaster as national in scope. Hopkins moved to deploy 100000 workers and authorized 2.2 million for the eight worst states as rains remained elusive. He warned more funding would follow as distribution plans formed. Weather officials noted some moisture but stressed the need for heavy soaking rains to save crops.
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Roosevelt
Congress
America
Henrik Shipstead
Minn
Hains
Harry L Hopkins
Hopkins
Mdwest
J. B. Kincer
Weather Bureau
Kincer
U.S. Files Half Million Dollar Libel Action
The Federal government filed a $500,000 libel action against the White Star Liner Olympic over the Nantucket light ship sinking that killed seven. The suit, under admiralty law, seeks liability for the 46000 ton vessel and alleges the Olympic rammed the light ship in a fog due to fault and negligence. Mark H. Swank, Akron attorney, was given two weeks to file a brief for a rehearing in his Arkansas murder case.
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Bulletin
New York
Federal Government Today
Olympic
Nantucket
Swank
Little Rock
Ark
Mark H. Swank
Akron
Alvin Colley
Arkansas Supreme Court
Attornney
The Weather Forecast Ohio Fair and Warm Tonight
Ohio forecast shows fair and continued warm conditions tonight with locally scattered thunderstorms on Wednesday. Cooler air moves into the extreme north portion later.
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Ohio
Water Bills To Be Payable Monthly in Elyria
Elyria council adopted a resolution to switch to monthly water bills starting July 1. The plan keeps rates similar with a lower three month minimum and a $1.25 monthly minimum, aiming to ease payment for residents while maintaining existing charges for usage beyond the minimum.
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Elyria
William Smith
Smith
Britain May Default On Debts In New Accord Drift
June Washington report notes Great Britain aligned with other debtors as Finland plans full cash payment. Roosevelt rejects round-table talks while Britain cites Johnson Act to justify possible default. Foreseeable talks hinge on separate settlements. Finland to pay $261,000 of $175 million due June 15.
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Great Britain
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Congress
Auto Builders Hope for Peace in Steel Mills
Washington bulletin reports that the Iron and Steel Institute is invited to make concessions for a steel strike settlement as recovery administrator Hugh S. Johnson says. Auto industry leaders including Walter P. Chrysler Alfred P. Sloan Jr Alvan McCauley and Roy D. Chapin may urge President Roosevelt to adopt a proportional representation strike plan as a model for other industries.
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Iron and Steel Institute
L Hugh
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Roosevelt
Walter P. Chrysler
Alfred P. Stoan, Jr
Alvan McCauley
Roy D. Chapin
Councilman Nelson Fires Broadside At City Administration
Councilman Elmer Nelson nicknamed Admiral Nelson attacked the administration over park equipment delays and drowning tragedy response at Cascade Park. He faulted Middle Avenue paving plans and accused officials of hiding them. Nelson pressed for access to plans, questioned ten dollar deposits by gas and electric firms, and urged an inquiry into interest on deposits. He also criticized Service Director Fred Underhill for failing to repair No 2.
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Elmer Nelson
Admiral Nelson
Howard Butler
Nelson
Cascade Park
Park
Middle Avenue
State Highway Office
Gas and Electric Companies
Butler
Service
Fred Underhill
Able-Bodied Relief Recipients Could Improve City Hall
Councilman Leonard Fisk proposed employing able-bodied relief recipients to carry out City Hall improvements such as painting and alterations. The measure accompanied a state authority request to transfer 2500 in gasoline tax for relief, including 1000 for hospitalization and other funds for groceries fuel gardens and medical needs.
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Leonard Fisk
Fisk
Amherst Depositors To Receive 20 Percent Dividend
Amherst Savings and Banking Co will pay a 20 percent dividend to depositors on Friday and Saturday, totaling $99,222.19, bringing total recoveries to 65 percent of deposits. Payouts occur in the Lorain County Savings and Trust Co. Amherst branch and later upstairs at the liquidator’s office. Village funds amounting to $5,293.48 will also be released, made possible by pledging assets to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Amherst
J. C. Brown
Amherst Savings and Banking Co
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cascade Park Pool to Open Monday for 1934 Season
Cascade Park swimming pool opens Monday for the 1934 summer season with no admission charge. Two daily five hour sessions run 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m., open daily except Sunday to benefit Elyrians and avoid out of town crowds. Head guard is Gerald Hultz with James Lamberton and Lawrence Garlinger as assistants. Dressing rooms remain closed to save costs until guards finish college work.
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The
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Sion
Hultz
Gerald Hultz
James Lamberton
Lawrence Garlinger
Commission
83rd Commencement of Elyria High School Tomorrow Evening
Elyria High School will hold its 83rd commencement for 216 graduates tomorrow evening in the school auditorium. Dr. G Bromley Oxnam of DePauw University will deliver the address on The Graduate and the New World, with diplomas presented by E L Moody. Music includes the orchestra, a trumpet solo, a violin piece, and Thais Mediation.
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G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw University
Greencastle
Indiana
Oxnam
Ohio State University
Columbus
E. L. Moody
Board of Education
Oliver Townsend
Jeanette Sheppard
Irene Hollis
Miss Sheppard
R. C. Maston
C. P. Shively
G. A. Brown
First United Presbyterian Church
Elks Officials Pallbearers At Loomis Funeral
State officers and local Elks Lodge members attended the funeral of R. Ford Loomis yesterday afternoon at Michels Funeral Home. Dr. E. J. Bond officiated. Interment followed at La Grange cemetery with pallbearers from fraternal brothers of the deceased.
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R. Ford Loomis
Michels
E. J. Bond
First Methodist Episcopal Church
la Grange
William Bruning
Cleveland
Haslop
Newark
Ohio
Frank Stetson
J. A.ebert
George Yost
Frank Ellenberger
Tear Gas Threat Forces Convicts To Free Guard
Convicts who seized a prison guard and barricaded themselves in a cellblock at the state prison near Nashville surrendered after authorities threatened to use tear gas. Guard W. C. Smith was released unharmed. Officials said three life term convicts engineered the mutiny.
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Nashville
Tenon
W. C. Smith
Dust Complaints Rise From Ely Stadium Events
South Maple residents protested heavy dust from Ely Stadium track meets baseball and other athletic events. Councilman Frank Henke reported the issue last night and officials said bids for road material to control dust would be opened June 7. If enough material is found some will be used in Cascade Park where dust is also a problem.
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South Maple Street
Frank Henke Lastaight
Fred Underhill
Cascade Park
Blast Fatal To Seven Men In Norman Oklahoma
Seven men were killed when a dynamite magazine exploded near Norman Oklahoma. The blast hurled bodies across a wide field and involved a seismograph sounding crew. Investigators labeled the accident a dynamite mishap.
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Norman
Okla
Jose
City Hall to House Federal Employment Bureau
City officials approved a 400 dollar remodeling for the Federal Reemployment Bureau office in City Hall to support a permanent federal employment service. R L McGee of the federal employment service said the temporary bureau will become permanent and may remain in City Hall with future costly improvements funded by the Federal Relief Administration. The local bureau under Charles Cromsing has placed 2817 men in work at an average cost of 1.65 per placement, with total salaries and expenses reaching 4271 dollars.
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R. L. McGee
Ohio
Federal Employment Service
McGee
Federal Relief Administration
Charles Cromsing
Scattered Rains Delay Hope for Wheat in Middlewest
June 5 reports scattered rains across the Middlewest dampen parched fields but fail to lift farmers spirits. Crop experts estimate livestock and crop losses exceed a billion dollars with wheat at under 40 percent normal even after heavy rain. Minnesota and the Dakotas face clouds and forecast more precipitation while emaciated cattle struggle for feed and water as forage crops burn in the heat.
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Middlewest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Weather Bureau
Council Transfers Funds to Pave June City Operations
Easton Pa June 5 Parke H Davis noted football authority died at his home He was 61 and for years prominent as a statistician of the game He formerly coached and served as a football authority in regional circles The city last night transferred 16000 to the sinking fund from the general fund to pay June bills Auditor A C Schiffeman said funds are needed to cover city operations for June Some money is in scrip issued last year and July tax collections will cover operating expenses for July onward
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Council
Goa
A.C. Schiffeman
Easton
Parke H. Davis
Davis
City to Pay 7500 to Avoid Suit Over Patent Process
The city council approved a 7500 settlement from the sewage disposal bond fund to Activated Sludge Inc for use of its patented process at the sewage plant. City Solicitor Howard Butler aided the ordinance. Activated Sludge had threatened a patent suit, noting prior victories against other cities using the same process.
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Activated Sludge, Inc
Howard Butler
Gunmen kill deputy and wound officer in Indiana chase
In Henryville Indiana four gunmen killed Deputy Sheriff Harold Amick of Underwood and wounded Patrolman John Pfaffenberger in Seymour after a gas stop. Authorities from two states and twenty five Louisville police joined a manhunt surrounding a district where the outlaws were believed to hide. The car sped toward Pfaffenberger as he signaled for them to halt, and a burst of gunfire felled him. The sheriff’s deputy died minutes earlier in Underwood. The pursuit continued with reports the hunted men held up at gunpoint. Continued on Page 2.
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Ind
Hill County
Louisville
Harold Amick
Underwood
Scott County
John Pfaffenberger
Seymour
Pfaffenberger
Butler to Oppose Request of O P v Butler
City Solicitor Howard Butler will travel to Columbus to oppose Ohio Public Service Company in a Supreme Court case over the Appellate Court ruling on commercial lighting rates. The company seeks a stay on the June 1 1 effective date for the new one month demand billing schedule, replacing the prior 12 month cycle. Council approved paying the solicitor's Columbus expenses.
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Howard Butler
Columbus
State Supreme Court
Ohio Public Service Company
Council
Fourth Street Alley and Marseilles Avenue Paved
City council passed resolutions to pave Fourth street alley and Marseilles avenue from Cleveland to Greeix streets. Property owners pay the majority of costs with 2 percent covered by the city. City share for both improvements is estimated under 300 dollars.
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Marseilles Ave
Marseilles Avenue
Cleveland
Greeix
Citr
City to seek bids for garbage collection service
Following state examiners suggestion, the council passed an ordinance empowering the service director to solicit bids for garbage collection. The city had been paying about $6,000 yearly with satisfactory service while examiners criticized paying no bid process. Councilman Meake urged higher wages for collectors amid reports that some men earned only $1.50 daily, noting Rader has cut costs from $10,400 to $6,000 without reducing service.
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Frank Meake Crit
Henke
Anna Kennedy
Rader
Lorain grand jury recesses amid gambling probe
Lorain county grand jury recessed after noon by Judge W B Thompson to allow Prosecutor Frank E Stevens to begin trial today of William Daniels a Pittsburgh bus driver charged with manslaughter in the April 15 bus crash that killed six. The jury returned 15 indictments none tied to gambling. several were sealed. Indictments listed against Mildred V. Smith Embezzlement 2148 from Independent Savings and Loan 1931 to March. Orville Stevens selling illegal liquor and to a minor. Julies Kish Louis Yendo alias Gendo attempted burglaries. Stanley Hriber Joe Czebak assault and battery against Maudelean Johnson. Peter Kenzik attempted burglary Lyon Tailoring. J J Klekotta Alfred Lassen non support. Jurors did not return indictments in cases referred by magistrates Stanka Atanasoff Alex Tanchek Lenardo Gomez Herbert Hawley William Livingston Steve Nagy Alvin Love Seth Shunk. Jurors considered 32 cases passed two ignored 15 heard testimony from 88 witnesses.
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Lorain County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
W. B. Thompson
Frank E. Stevens
William Daniels
Pittsburgh
Mildred V. Smith
Lorain
Independent Savings and Loan Company
Orville Stevens
Oberlin
Julies Kish
Louis Yendo
Gendo
Stanley Hriber
Joe Czebak
Maudelean Johnson
Lodi Street
Peter Kenzik
Lyon Tailoring Company
J. J. Klekotta
Water use spikes in Elyria as heat boosts demand
Elyrians now consume about 4,000,000 gallons of water daily, up from 3,000,000. Officials reported a record high of 4,100,006 gallons pumped yesterday while noting the system handles the surge with no supply issues.
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Water Works
Elyrians
Ickes Testifies Against Two Chicago Lawyers
Secretary Harold Ickes testified in disbarment probes against two Chicago lawyers, detailing alleged blackmail attempts to secure political appointments. The editorial note adds a Fourth Ward Democratic Club meeting scheduled for 7:36 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 438 Broad street, with several matters on the agenda and officers seeking representation.
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Secretary of the Interior
Harold £. Ickes
Sim
Democratic Club
Fourth Ward
Democratic Cra
Veterans of Foreign War
Om Ras Pemainet
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